“Americans must live with the uncertainty of not knowing whether Trump has the best interests of the United States or those of Russia at heart.” More …
Corruption
Donald Trump, the Playboy Model Karen McDougal, and a System for Concealing Infidelity
Here we go again … One woman’s account of clandestine meetings, financial transactions, and legal pacts designed to hide an extramarital affair.” More …
The Republicans Have Built an Uneven Playing Field of Morality
“Sure, don’t stoop to their level. But let’s acknowledge that the game Republicans are forcing everyone to play insists morality is for losers.” More …
Ivanka and the Fugitive from Panama
“How an alleged fraudster in Panama, working with Donald Trump’s daughter, helped make Trump’s first international hotel venture a success. The broker was in business with a money-launderer and two criminals from the former Soviet Union. Then he fled.” More …
A Panama Tower Carries Trump’s Name and Ties to Organized Crime
“An NBC News investigation into the Trump Ocean Club, in conjunction with Reuters, shows that the project was riddled with brokers, customers and investors who have been linked to drug trafficking and international crime.” More …
Wells Fargo Overcharged Clients on Foreign Exchange Rates: Report
“Scandal strikes Wells Fargo yet again. The bank overcharged their corporate clients on foreign exchanges and levied hefty transactions fees through ingrained practices that rewarded employees for raking in the cash, according to a Wall Street Journal report.” More …
Trump Personally Interviewed U.S. Attorney Candidates
“President Donald Trump has personally interviewed at least two potential candidates for U.S. attorney positions in New York, according to two sources familiar with the matter — a move that critics say raises questions about whether they can be sufficiently independent from the president. One potential nominee would have jurisdiction over Trump Tower and be in a position to investigate the Trump administration.” More …
How Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump, Jr., Avoided a Criminal Indictment
” … But, less than six months after the D.A.’s office dropped the case, Trump’s lawyer, Kasowitz, made an even larger donation to Vance’s campaign, and helped raise more from others—eventually, a total of more than fifty thousand dollars.” More …
Why the Head of the EPA Built Himself a Secret Phone Booth
“As colorful as the Trump administration has been, few officials have drawn more incredulous attention than EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. The boyish Oklahoman is one of Trump’s favorites — he played a key role in persuading Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, against the advice of dozens of other advisers — and it’s easy to see why. In many ways, Pruitt is a more concentrated and effective version of Trump: just as tribal, just as paranoid, but with a genial manner, a smiling face, and enough focus to avoid pointless controversies.” More …
Interior Watchdog Opens Investigation into Ryan Zinke’s Travel
“The secretary has flown on government-owned or -chartered aircraft several times this year, including one $12,000 trip from Las Vegas to an airport near his hometown in Montana and another trip in the Caribbean.” More …